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`Abbas I. Abdulselam
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`Timothy R. Pryor
`11/980,701
`October 31, 2007
`MULTIPOINT, VIRTUAL CONTROL, AND FORCE BASED
`TOUCH SCREEN APPLICATIONS
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`135873.136839—001
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`RESPONSE
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`In response to the Official Action mailed June 9, 2010, the period for response
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`being until September 9, 2010, please amend the above identified patent application as set forth
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`on the following pages.
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`Samsung USP 7,973,773
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`Exhibit 1023 Page 1
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`Samsung USP 7,973,773
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`Applicant
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`SPECIFICATION
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`Please amend the first paragraph of the specification as shown in the following
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`paragraph:
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`“This application is a continuation of application Serial No. 11/495,666 filed July
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`31, 2006 now U.S. Patent No. 7 714 849; which is a continuation of application Serial No.
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`09/435,854 filed November 8, 1999, now U.S. Patent No. 7,098,891; which is a continuation of
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`application Serial No. 08/496,908 filed June 29, 1995, now U.S. Patent No. 5,982,352. All of
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`these prior applications are hereby incorporated by reference.”
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`Exhibit 1023 Page 2
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` Exhibit 1023 Page 2
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`Applicant
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`REMARKS
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`Reconsideration of
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`the above identified patent application is
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`respectfully
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`requested. Claims 4-55 are pending; claims 1-3 remain cancelled. The rejection is respectfully
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`traversed.
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`I.
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`Allowed Subject Matter
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`Applicants note with appreciation the EXaminer’s statement that claims 6, 27, 41-
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`42 and 50 present allowable subject matter.
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`11.
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`Statutory Double Patenting Rejection
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`As previously presented, claims 4-5, 7-26, 28-40, 43-49 and 51-55 were
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`provisionally rejected on the ground of statutory-type double patenting in view of claims 63-64,
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`66-68, 71-87, 89-101, 105-11 and 113-117 of copending Application No. 12/500,968.
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`Claims 63-64, 66-68, 71-87, 89-101, 105-11 and 113-117 of copending
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`Application No. 12/500,968 have been canceled by Preliminary Amendment dated June 11,
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`2010.
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`In view of the cancellation of these claims in the ‘968 application, Applicant respectfully
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`submits that the statutory-type double patenting rejection is overcome.
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`11.
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`Conclusion
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`In view of the above remarks,
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`it
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`is respectfully submitted that
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`the present
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`application is fully in condition for allowance. A notice to that effect
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`is earnestly and
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`respectfully requested.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`Exhibit 1023 Page 3
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`4411263—2
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`Tll\/IOTHY R. PRYOR
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`By: Warner Norcross & Judd LLP
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`/Charles E. Burpee/
`Charles E. Burpee
`Registration No. 29 776
`900 Fifth Third Center
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`111 Lyon Street, NW
`Grand Rapids, MI 49503-2487
`616.752.2141
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`Exhibit 1023 Page 4
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` Exhibit 1023 Page 4
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`Electronic Acknowledgement Receipt
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`7812979
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`Application Number:
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`11980701
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`International Application Number:
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`Confirmation Number:
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`Title of Invention:
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`Multipoint, virtual control, and force based touch screen applications
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`First Named Inventor/Applicant Name:
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`Timothy R. Pryor
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`Customer Number:
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`24335
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`Charles E. Burpee/Julie Kalmink
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`Filer Authorized By:
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`Charles E. Burpee
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`Attorney Docket Number:
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`135873.1 36839-001
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`Receipt Date:
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`15—JUN—201 0
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`Filing Date:
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`31—OCT—2007
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`Time Stamp:
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`10:27:59
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`Application Type:
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`Utility under 35 USC111(a)
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